List of stratovolcanoes
A list of stratovolcanoes active in geologically recent (Holocene) times follows below. The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program database lists more than 700 such stratovolcanoes.
Africa
Mount Kenya in 1972.
Lava lake inside Mount Nyiragongo.
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mount Nyiragongo, Goma. Listed as a Decade Volcano. It contains an active lava lake inside its crater which overflowed due to cracks in 2002.
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
- Mount Kenya, which contains several volcanic plugs on its peak.
Tanzania
- Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Earth's only active carbonatite lava-producing volcano.
- Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant stratovolcano. It is the highest point of Africa.
- Mount Meru
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Americas
Caribbean
- La Grande Soufrière on the island of Basse-Terre in Guadaloupe, West Indies[1]
- The Soufriere Hills on the island of Montserrat. Its 1995 eruptions resulted in the abandonment of its capital city, Plymouth.
- Soufrière (volcano) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mount Pelée in Martinique. Its devastating eruption in 08 May 1902, resulted in the complete destruction of its capital city, Saint-Pierre, with the deaths of more than 30,000 inhabitants within it.
- Mount Scenery in the Caribbean Netherlands
Central America
Arenal Volcano in November 2006.
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Close up aerial view of the nested summit calderas and craters of Santa Ana Volcano, along with the crater lake
Panamá
Guatemala
- Volcán Tacaná on the border between Mexico and Guatemala
- Volcán Tajumulco Highest point and highest volcano in Central America
- Volcán Cerro Quemado (Almolonga)
- Volcán Santa María, a Decade Volcano. It has a smaller peak called Santiaguito.
- Volcán Siete Orejas
- Volcán San Pedro
- Volcán Atitlán
- Volcán Tolimán
- Acatenango
- Volcán de Fuego. It recently erupted in June 2018.
- Volcán de Agua
- Pacaya
- Tecuamburro
- Tahual
- Volcán Jumay
- Volcán Ipala
- Suchitán
- Volcán Moyuta
- Volcán Chingo on the border between Guatemala and El Salvador
North America
Northwest side of Mount Rainier seen from Tacoma
The Mount Cayley volcanic complex on August 13, 2005. Summits left to right are Pyroclastic Peak and Mount Cayley.
Mount Adams, 2013
Mount Hood, 2017
Canada
Northwest Territories
Northern British Columbia
Southern British Columbia
- Mount Boucherie
- Mount Cayley massif See also Mount Cayley volcanic field.
- Mount Garibaldi
- Mount Meager massif About 2,400 years ago, it produced the most recent major catastrophic eruption in Canada.
- Mount Price
- The Black Tusk
- Coquihalla Mountain
Mexico
- Popocatépetl, just 70 km (43 mi) southeast of Mexico City
- Colima, designated as a Decade Volcano
- Nevado de Toluca
- Pico de Orizaba
United States
Alaska
Washington
- Mount Baker
- Glacier Peak
- Mount Rainier
- Mount St. Helens. In May 18, 1980, it produced a large eruption preceded by a massive landslide which decimated the volcano's height.
- Mount Adams
Oregon
California
Arizona
New Mexico
South America
San Vicente in 1994
A view of Acotango from Chungará Lake
Lanín, January 1997
Chile
- Llaima
- Irruputuncu on the border of Bolivia and Chile
- Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. It is on the border between Argentina and Chile.
- Villarrica
- Cerro Arenales
- Calbuco. It recently erupted in April 2015.
- Callaqui
- Mount Hudson
- Copahue
- Lascar Volcano
- Nevados de Chillán
- Lanín on the border between Argentina and Chile
- Acotango on the border between Bolivia and Chile
- Cerro Solo in Patagonia along the border between Chile and Argentina
- Parinacota. Erupted April 2008
- Licancabur
- Sierra Nevada
- Chaitén
Colombia
- Galeras, a Decade Volcano
- Nevado del Ruiz in the Department of Tolima. A 1985 eruption created destructive lahar floods which engulfed the nearby town of Armero.
Ecuador
Peru
Antarctica
Asia
Western Asia
Iran
Turkey
Satellite picture of Mount Ararat
Yemen
- Jabal al-Tair, an island volcano within the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
South Asia
India
- Barren Island, the only active stratovolcano in the Indian subcontinent
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Volcanic activity at Anak Krakatau
- Mount Kerinci and Mount Sinabung in Sumatra
- Mount Rinjani in Lombok
- Mount Semeru and Mount Bromo in East Java. Together, they form the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
- Mount Agung and Mount Batur in Bali
- Galunggung in West Java.
- Krakatoa. A violent eruption in August 1883 resulted in the obliteration of the three-peaked volcanic island.
- Anak Krakatoa. It emerged from the sea in 1927-1930
- Mount Merapi in Central Java. It is listed as a Decade Volcano.
- Mount Tambora in the island of Sumbawa. Its catastrophic eruption in 1815 caused a Year Without a Summer in 1816.
- Mount Kelud in East Java
Ash plume of Mount Pinatubo during the June 1991 eruption
Malaysia
- Bombalai Hill in Sabah, Borneo
Philippines
Mayon Volcano in May 08, 2010
- Mayon Volcano in Albay, The most active volcano in the Philippines, famous for its perfect symmetrical cone shape.
- Mount Pinatubo in Zambales. The catastrophic June 1991 eruption, which formed a caldera, later filled by a crater lake, had global environmental effects.
- Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon
- Mount Kanlaon and Mount Talinis in Negros
- Mount Arayat in Pampanga
- Mount Iriga and Mount Isarog in Camarines Sur
- Mount Mariveles and Mount Natib in Bataan
- Mount Malindig in Marinduque
- Mount Apo in Davao City, Mindanao. Considered a dormant volcano, it is the highest point of the Philippines
- Mount Makiling in Laguna
- Mount Banahaw in Quezon is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. Its 1730 eruption caused a debris avalanche and crater lake collapse which flooded Sariaya, Quezon.
East Asia
North Korea
- Baekdu Mountain, on the border between North Korea and China
Japan
Peak of Mt. Fuji
- Mount Fuji. Highest point of the country. Last erupted in 1708
- Mount Mihara on Izu Oshima
- Sakurajima, designated as a Decade Volcano
- Mount Unzen. Erupted in 1991. Listed as a Decade Volcano
- Mount Adatara
- Mount Haruna
- Mount Yufu
Taiwan
Northern Asia
Russia
Klyuchevskaya Sopka in July 2006
- Bezymianny[2]
- Klyuchevskaya Sopka or Kliuchevskoi, Kamchatka Krai, the highest active volcano in Eurasia
- Shiveluch, Kamchatka Krai
- Avachinsky, Kamchatka Krai, a Decade Volcano
- Koryaksky,[3] Kamchatka Krai, also a Decade Volcano
- Karymsky, Kamchatka Krai
- Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus. It is the highest point in the European continent.
Europe
The summit of Snæfellsjökull.
Etna's 2002 eruption, photographed from the ISS.
Aerial view of Mount Vesuvius.
Western Europe
France
Italy
- Mount Etna near Catania in Sicily. Tallest active volcano in Europe. Recently erupted in 2013 and volcanic activity is still ongoing. Listed as a Decade Volcano.
- Mount Vesuvius, located 09 kilometers (05.6 miles) east of Naples in Campania. Famous for its violent eruption in August 24, A.D. 79. Its last eruption happened in March 1944. A Decade Volcano.
- Stromboli and Vulcano, two of the Lipari Islands. The former has been continuously erupting for more than two millennia, making it the second most active volcano in Europe.. The latter last erupted in 1890.
- Alban Hills, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Rome in Lazio. Last eruption happened in about 5,000 BC.
Caucasus
Armenia
Georgia
Scandinavia
Iceland
- Askja
- Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 to 2015
- Eldfell and Helgafell in the island of Heimaey
- Eyjafjallajökull. Erupted in 2010, which caused a major air traffic halts and flight cancellations in Europe and neighboring areas.
- Hekla
- Kverkfjöll
- Snæfellsjökull
- Öræfajökull
- Kollóttadyngja
Norway
- Beerenberg in Jan Mayen, the world's northernmost active volcano
Oceania
Northern Mariana Islands
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
- Tavurvur. Recently erupted in 2014.
- Ulawun, a Decade Volcano
- Kadovar, which erupted for the first recorded time in 2018
See also
References
- ↑ Soufrière Guadaloupe, West Indies Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Bezymianny volcano, Russia Archived 2011-05-07 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Koryaksky Volcano, Russia Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine.
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